Obama accepts Nobel Peace Prize

US President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday at a ceremony in this Norwegian capital. The prize was awarded to Obama in October for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples".

Text: Agencies

Image: President Barack Obama displays the Nobel Peace Prize during a ceremony in the Main Hall of Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. (Photograph copyright AP)